The 52-year-old, a GP at Royal Stoke University Hospital, said he was "deeply upset" to find out the incident had been reported to the General Medical Council (GMC) meaning he would be subject to an inquiry.

He said he hasn't been allowed to work at the walk-in centre since the incident last summer.

Ultimately he faces being struck off the register by the watchdog but he has told how he plans to quit after 23 years as a GP, whatever the result of the investigation.

'This country will have no doctors left if we continue to treat them in this manner'

He told the Daily Mail: "I feel a major injustice has taken place. This is why you are waiting so long to see your GP and doctors are leaving in droves.

"This country will have no doctors left if we continue to treat them in this manner. I’m deeply upset.

"I absolutely no longer want to be a doctor."

The Muslim woman took her daughter to see Dr Wolverson at the Staffordshire walk-in centre last June, worried that the child had tonsillitus.

The medic asked her to remove the niqab because he couldn't hear her properly and he says she agreed to do so, but half an hour after the consultation her husband made a complaint.

"He then made a formal complaint and I was prevented from working at the walk-in centre again."

According to the complaints received by GMC, the mother said she felt 'victimised and racially discriminated' against during the consultation.

She claims Dr Wolverson had demanded her to remove the veil, even though she refused to take it off due to religious reasons, it was claimed.

However, the GP allegedly said he wouldn't continue the consultation until she removed her niqab - she claims he was "rude" and "gave her a dirty look".

Mohammed Shafiq of the Ramadhan Foundation said Dr Wolverson’s action was 'offensive', and said that a female member of staff could have been asked to help on that occasion.

Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent (Image: Stoke Sentinal)

Speaking to The Sun he said that any "stronger" sanction would be unfortunate, and insisted Dr Wolverson be put on a diversity awareness course to deter future incidents from happening again.

A spokesman for The Doctors’ Association UK, told StokeonTrent Live : "It is of utmost importance that the religious wishes of our patients are respected. However, evidently there are some circumstances where removal of a niqab or burka is necessary for medical assessment and treatment.

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"Regardless of whether this complaint is upheld, the General Medical Council should consider issuing clear guidelines to protect both doctors, and our patients.”

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